tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045057682441280238.post1674909170323209884..comments2024-02-24T08:17:41.032-08:00Comments on One Bite at a Time: Not Quite a Dream Come TrueDana Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045057682441280238.post-58120478766083334742010-03-06T13:05:19.249-08:002010-03-06T13:05:19.249-08:00I have a friend who got much this same deal-and it...I have a friend who got much this same deal-and it's been pretty much all frustration. She even had to pay someone to do a decent cover--they wanted something completely non-descript. And the book sells for $35. Who pays that for a novel? Her friends have all bought it and the rest sit in her basement.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045057682441280238.post-53509677616657166692010-03-05T10:00:47.844-08:002010-03-05T10:00:47.844-08:00The other thing ... taking the first thing that co...The other thing ... taking the first thing that comes along (certainly something like this) can more damaging to your future career than waiting it out. Accountants make the big decisions these days (on the previously published ... aka the often condemned). New faces (without soiled track records) have a better shot at the bigger advances.<br /><br />You're way better than what these people offered.Charlieoperahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876755029099726686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045057682441280238.post-88836759424992997102010-03-04T15:29:04.164-08:002010-03-04T15:29:04.164-08:00Thanks to all for your comments and support. I rec...Thanks to all for your comments and support. I received an email from the publisher today, saying she understands completely, and wishes me luck with the book. So no hard feelings, either way, which is how it should be.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045057682441280238.post-20134089493991565322010-03-04T14:44:46.904-08:002010-03-04T14:44:46.904-08:00Required to buy 100 copies of your own book? Tell ...Required to buy 100 copies of your own book? Tell them to shove it, Dana. Your eloquent reasoning in your last 3 paragraphs says it all. Yes, you'll be getting in on the ground floor, all right. Only it's a one-story building.Mike Dennishttp://mikedennisnoir.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045057682441280238.post-1293497727437204722010-03-04T09:10:04.782-08:002010-03-04T09:10:04.782-08:00Just Say No! I suppose they're honest but the ...Just Say No! I suppose they're honest but the thing about you HAVING to buy copies of your own book sounds a bit weird to me.<br /><br />From what I've read of your writing there is surely a market for your work even if it isn't Dan Browns!Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045057682441280238.post-30776168881949376022010-03-04T07:56:19.214-08:002010-03-04T07:56:19.214-08:00Wow, I know I'd feel pretty disappointed if I ...Wow, I know I'd feel pretty disappointed if I were in your shoes. Thanks for sharing.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070278104646895235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045057682441280238.post-71683234981214320022010-03-04T01:32:37.815-08:002010-03-04T01:32:37.815-08:00I admire your chops, squire, and for what it's...I admire your chops, squire, and for what it's worth, I think you're right. That sounds like a complete rip-off to me. Would anyone in any other kind of business agree to such terms? Not a chance.<br /><br />Cheers, DecDeclan Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14322645323239292406noreply@blogger.com